We are heartbroken by the passing of our dear, dear friend Justin Townes Earle. Due to this tragic event, it has been difficult to keep up with orders for his catalog, and we apologize for being sold out of many JTE titles. With all that is going on in the world, we were unprepared for the outpouring of support. Thank you.
Eddie Spaghettiis out on the road supporting his new Bloodshot album The Value of Nothingin the U.S. starting this week! Catch El Capitan de Supersuckers in the Midwest, East Coast, Southwest, and West Coast through mid-December!
Get 20% offThe Value of Nothing on CD and LP with coupon code VONTOUR in...Read more
Missouri born and bred band HA HA TONKA's new album LESSONS hits the literal and digital shelves on September 24th. Pre-order it now! See a TEASER here
To celebrate, we're toasting all things MISSOURI in this month's sale--we're calling MISSOURI LOVES COMPANY (get it!!!)
So pick up some fine music from a fine state that's given us more than...Read more
What do Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani and Spice Girls have in common with Lydia Loveless?
1. they'd all lose to her in a bar fight, handily.
2. Google Play is highlighting them all, and a host of others in their Women in...Read more
In celebration of Wayne the Train's new release, Ride, Amazon has placed his entire Bloodshot catalog on sale, through March 5th.
THE END IS NIGH!
At midnight Feb 28th, our license on the groundbreaking debut solo album by Ryan Adams, HEARTBREAKER, expires. We don't what Ryan has mind for this stone cold classic in the future, so if you want one now, you need to act fast! The LP is already sold out, and we only have a...Read more
It's 12/12/12!!!
To highlight this auspicious calendar date (though, in the grand scheme, rather arbitrary given the errors the Gregorian monks made centuries ago concocting the calendar...but I digress), we're putting 6 LPs on sale for $12.
Murder By Death Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon
Graham Parker Imaginary Television
Justin Townes Earle Nothing's Gonna Change...
Rosie Flores Working Girl's Guitar
Justin Townes Earle...Read more
Bloodshot Rob's a lifelong Tiger fan. Growing up he thought Al Kaline was so revered the world over that they named alkaline batteries after him. Seriously.
Some nights, when he has trouble sleeping, he, rather than counting sheep, still imagines getting an urgent phone call from the Tigers manager asking if he'd be able to...Read more
Today, January 20th, in 1978, the Mekons released their first single "Never Been In A Riot" on the indie Fast Records.
That first incarnation of the The Mekons consisted of Kevin Lycette and Tom Greenhalgh on guitar, Jon Langford on drums, Mary on bass and Mark White and Andrew Corrigan sharing vocals.
It was described in NME as "making the Sex Pistols...Read more
Get yourself a Black Friday treat without even leaving the couch! For the next week, Amazon is offering deep discounts on the following MP3 albums:
Alejandro Escovedo, A Man Under The Influence ($5.99)
Old 97s, Wreck Your Life ($5.99)
Scott H. Biram, Bad Ingredients ($6.99)
JC Brooks & the Uptown...Read more
We are digging the new Ryan Adams album Ashes and Fire, and so are a lot of others it would seem. We're also seeing lots of comparisons to his classic solo debut Heartbreaker that we released many moons ago.
Accordingly, we're trying to encourage conversion to the Heartbreaker scene with a series of cool indie retailers who have the...Read more
All WaltersDogs Prints 30% Off for a Limited Time
(offer ends 8/7/11)
These prints are 11x14", matted to a dimension of 16x20" with a premium white matte and placed in a clear protective sleeve.
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Well, spring is in the air and that means baseball, BBQs and some group claiming the end of the world is nigh.
We thought it might be nice to help provide a soundtrack for the day AND (just in case they are wrong) give you a chance to pick up some music on a...Read more
It's starting to be that time of year when pointy-headed scribes pull together their faves.
Justin Townes Earle's Harlem River Blues has already made a splash on some biggies.
#15 on Paste Magazine's Best of 2010
#7 Top 10 Country Albums of 2010 on Amazon
#40 Top 100 Songs of 2010 on Amazon for "One More...Read more
We've got more than 90 titles discounted right now during our annual holiday blowout--and you might feel a little overwhelmed with all the fantastic options for aural merriment we have. So, why not start with some of our staff picks from the sale? Check out what Nan, Rob and the rest of the Bloodshot crew have highlighted!
...Read moreOur October releases are right around the corner. We've put the Whitey Morgan & the 78s self-titled album and Ben Weaver's Mirepoix and Smoke up for pre-sale.
They are both at sale-priced AND receive the 2010 edition of the Bloodshot Sampler gratis (as in, FOR FREE!) This year's sampler has 21 tracks of brand new music from the likes...Read more
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